The Narodna Banka Slovenska have announced a new silver coin will be issued which pays tribute to the nation’s oldest Cultural Institutes, that of the Matica slovenská. The oldest existing Slovak national institution for culture, public education and science, the Matica Slovenska institution had a significant role in Slovak history reaching its peak in the period from 1863 to 1875.

The revered institution was the result of the Slovak National Memorandum, the most important document in the national emancipation of the Slovak people. Adopted by the Slovak National Assembly, a forum established in 1861 in Turčiansky Svätý Martin, the Memorandum laid down the main requirements for asserting their national identity in constitutional, political, cultural and linguistic spheres, with one of these requirements being the establishment of Matica slovenská. As early as 1861 a preparatory committee drafted the statutes of Matica slovenská and began to organize a nationwide campaign to raise funds for the institution’s activities. The founding general meeting of Matica slovenská was held on 4 August 1863 and elected the institution’s first chairman, bishop Štefan Moyzes, and deputy chairman, Karol Kuzmány.

The soon-to-be-released coin pays tribute to these important figures who were instrumental in the institute’s formation. The coin, struck by the Kremnica Mint in Central Slovakia is designed by Karol Ličko, whose stylized initials “KL” appear. The obverse design features a period representation of the building of Matica slovenská from 1863. The central part of the coin shows the coat of arms of the Slovak Republic, and below is the country name “SLOVENSKO” & the year “2013”. Along the right edge is the face value of the coin “10 EURO” written in two lines. To the left of the primary design is the mintmark of the Kremnica Mint, “MK”, and “KL” The reverse side depicts front-facing portraits of the first leading representatives of the Matica slovenská: chairman Štefan Moyzes and deputy chairmen Karol Kuzmány and Ján Francisci. The upper part of the design includes the founding year of Matica slovenská, “1863”, and the text “ZALOŽENIE MATICE SLOVENSKEJ” (Founding of Matica slovenská) in three lines.

Denomination

Metal

Weight

Diameter

Quality

Mintage

10 EURO

.900 silver

18 grams

34 mm.

Proof

5,950 pieces

10 EURO

.900 silver

18 grams

34 mm.

BU

3,150 pieces

The coin was on the 2nd August, two days before the Institute’s official anniversary. For more information on this and other coins issued by the National Bank of Slovakia, please visit the website of the Kremnica Mint at: http://www.mint.sk/ Information offered in Slovak, German and English, international orders fulfilled.

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